I
adore
Thee by the
Twelve Unifications
and by the Unity thereof.
1
O Thou Unity of all things: as the water that poureth through the fingers of my hand,
so art Thou, O God my God. I cannot hold Thee, for Thou art everywhere; lo! though I
plunge into the heart of the ocean, there still shall I find Thee, Thou Unity of Unities,
Thou Oneness, O Thou perfect Nothingness of Bliss!
2
O Thou Unity of all things: as the hot fire that flameth is too subtle to be held,
so art Thou, O God my God. I cannot grasp Thee, for Thou art everywhere; lo! though
I hurl me down the scarlet throat of a volcano, there still shall I find Thee,
Thou Unity of Unities, Thou Oneness, O Thou perfect Nothingness of Bliss!
3
O Thou Unity of all things: as the moon that waneth and increaseth in the heavens,
so art Thou, O God my God. I cannot stay Thee; for Thou art everywhere; lo! though
I devour Thee, as a dragon devoureth a kid, there still shall I find Thee,
Thou Unity of Unities, Thou Oneness, O Thou perfect Nothingness of Bliss!
4
O Thou Unity of all things: as the dust that danceth over the breast of the desert,
so art Thou, O God my God. I cannot seize Thee, for Thou art everywhere; lo! though
I lick up with my tongue the bitter salt of the plains, there still shall I find Thee,
Thou Unity of Unities, Thou Oneness, O Thou perfect Nothingness of Bliss!
5
O Thou Unity of all things: as the air that bubbleth from the dark depths of the waters,
so art Thou, O God my God. I cannot catch Thee, for Thou art everywhere; lo! though
I net Thee as a goldfish in a kerchief of silk, there still shall I find Thee,
Thou Unity of Unities, Thou Oneness, O Thou perfect Nothingness of Bliss!
6
O Thou Unity of all things: as the cloud that flitteth across the white horns of the moon,
so art Thou, O God my God. I cannot pierce Thee, for Thou art everywhere; lo! though
I tangle Thee in a witch-gossamer of starlight, there still shall I find Thee,
Thou Unity of Unities, Thou Oneness, O Thou perfect Nothingness of Bliss!
7
O Thou Unity of all things: as the star that travelleth along its appointed course,
so art Thou, O God my God. I cannot rule Thee, for Thou art everywhere; lo! though
I hunt Thee across the blue heavens as a lost comet, there still shall I find Thee,
Thou Unity of Unities, Thou Oneness, O Thou perfect Nothingness of Bliss!
8
O Thou Unity of all things: as the lightning that lurketh in the heart of the thunder,
so art Thou, O God my God. I cannot search Thee, for Thou art everywhere; lo! though
I wed the flaming circle to the enshrouded square, there still shall I find Thee,
Thou Unity of Unities, Thou Oneness, O Thou perfect Nothingness of Bliss!
9
O Thou Unity of all things: as the earth that holdeth all precious jewels in her heart,
so art Thou, O God my God. I cannot spoil Thee, for Thou art everywhere; lo! though
I burrow as a mole in the mountain of Chaos, there still shall I find Thee,
Thou Unity of Unities, Thou Oneness, O Thou perfect Nothingness of Bliss!
10
O Thou Unity of all things: as the pole-star that burneth in the centre of the night,
so art Thou, O God my God. I cannot hide Thee, for Thou art everywhere; lo! though
I turn from Thee at each touch of the lodestone of lust, there still shall I find Thee,
Thou Unity of Unities, Thou Oneness, O Thou perfect Nothingness of Bliss!
11
O Thou Unity of all things: as the blue smoke that whirleth up from the altar of life,
so art Thou, O God my God. I cannot find Thee, for Thou art everywhere; lo! though
I inter Thee in the sarcophagi of the damned, there still shall I find Thee,
Thou Unity of Unities, Thou Oneness, O Thou perfect Nothingness of Bliss!
12
O Thou Unity of all things: as a dark-eyed maiden decked in crimson and precious pearls,
so art Thou, O God my God. I cannot rob Thee, for Thou art everywhere; lo! though
I strip Thee of Thy gold and scarlet raiment of Self, there still shall I find Thee,
Thou Unity of Unities, Thou Oneness, O Thou perfect Nothingness of Bliss!
13
O Thou Unity of all things: as the sun that rolleth through the twelve mansions of the skies,
so art Thou, O God my God. I cannot slay Thee, for Thou art everywhere; lo! though
I lick up the Boundless Light, the Boundless, and the Not, there still shall I find Thee,
Thou Unity of Unities, Thou Oneness, O Thou perfect Nothingness of Bliss!
O Glory be unto Thee through all Time
and through all Space: Glory,
and Glory upon Glory,
Everlastingly. Amen,
and Amen, and
Amen.